Mpumalanga SAPS celebrates Women’s Day in Middelburg
The theme to celebrate the historic day was women’s socio-economic rights, empowerment and resilience.
Mpumalanga policewomen were out of their blue uniform and dressed in their South African traditional attire to celebrate Women’s Day at the Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall in Middelburg yesterday.
The event, led by the provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela, was an implementation for women empowerment and gender equality, including the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV), which has become a priority for the provincial government.
This year’s Women’s Day was celebrated under the theme of women’s socio-economic rights, empowerment and resilience, which is a global campaign in effort to achieve gender equality by 2030.
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Manamela said GBV has become a troubling issue in Mpumalanga, but he assured everyone that the police have put up measures to have the scourge controlled.
“We use such events to gather information and to encourage women to be responsible. The more GBV cases are reported, the more we can effective measures put in place to ensure the safety of our women.”
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She said that the police have partnered with various key stakeholders to fight the scourge.
